Fishing Reports

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I Tried 3 Redfish Spots in Water I’d Never Fished

Ever pull up to brand-new water and think, “Where the heck do I even start?” When everything looks fishy, it’s easy to burn the best...
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This Has To Be The Easiest Way To Catch Seatrout [Case Study]

If I want to catch a bunch of seatrout in a saltwater bay, this is the strategy I trust most, even when the tide is...
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Quickly Find Fish In New Waters [Homosassa Fishing Report]

Fishing new water can be intimidating. When you’ve never been somewhere before, it’s easy to waste hours fishing the wrong areas. In this Homosassa fishing...
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Summer Speckled Trout LOVE These Spots (How to Find Them)

Finding trout in the summer isn’t about covering more water. It’s about fishing the right water. In this video, you’ll learn one of the most...
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This Is What Fishing a New Spot REALLY Looks Like

One of the biggest challenges in fishing isn’t figuring out how to catch fish. It’s figuring out where to begin. That’s especially true when I’m...
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First Fishing Trip On My New Motorized Paddleboard [Slam + Cobia]

The first trip on a new fishing setup is always a little different. You’re learning how everything handles, working through the little adjustments, and hoping...
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This Is Why I Love Fishing Docks In The Summer

When the water gets hot, fish do not always feed the way we want them to. They get less aggressive and tuck closer to structure, where...
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This Is My Favorite Way To Catch Trout & Snook In The Surf [Summer Edition]

Fishing in the surf can be very good along the entire southeastern coastline as the water is warming up in the spring and early summer...
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You’re Fishing the Right Conditions… In the Wrong Spot

Fishing unfamiliar water can feel overwhelming fast. Especially without any local intel… or confidence in where to even begin. But this trip turned into a...
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Does Topwater Color Matter? On The Water Test – Light vs. Dark

This might seem like a bad idea. Taking a perfectly good topwater… and painting it jet black? No fancy pattern. No natural color. Just straight...
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My First Remote Skiff Camping Trip For Inshore Slams [Scary Adventure]

This remote camping trip was the scariest fishing adventure I’ve been on. I was dumb enough to pick a dangerous area (The Chaz) for my...
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Night Fishing Lure Test: Topwater vs Crankbait (Surprising Results)

Topwater has been my go-to at night for a long time. So going into this trip, I thought I already knew how this would play...
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This Science-Based Lure Change Resulted In Epic Trout Bite

Catching big seatrout in shallow water is a blast, but these fish can be very tough to trick with a lure. Fortunately, we’ve had some...
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Stop Making This Common Retrieve Mistake [Calm Water Edition]

My least favorite conditions for big seatrout and redfish on shallow flats USED to be calm water. When the wind drops and the surface turns...
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The Best Way To Find Patch Reefs (WITHOUT Local Intel)

We went out in the Florida Keys with one of the most respected fishermen in the area, Clay Cowart from Life By the Bow, to...
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